Sapelo NERRds

Sapelo NERRds

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Sapelo NERRds episodes

  • How to Make a NERRd

    Click here to share your thoughts or questions!

    Learn more about how and why people around the NERR System started working in the coastal science field!

    To learn more about the other National Estuarine Research Reserves, click here!

    23 min
  • Lets Talk Turkey

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    Join us to learn more about your Thanksgiving icon- TURKEYS!

    To learn more about turkey scatology- Click here.

    To learn more about Coastal Ga turkey populations- click here!

    To report a turkey sighting- Click here!








    15 min
  • Living 4 Living Shorelines

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    Listen in to find out more about living shorelines, how the help our estuarine ecosystems, why you should install them instead of bulkheads, and speak with our GA Living Shoreline Specialist about the current projects on our coast!

    For more information about UGA's Institute for Resilient Infrastructure Systems- Click here.

    For more information about Ga's living shorelines (including our Living Shoreline Story Map) Click here.
     

    18 min
  • Keep Calm and Turtle On

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    Listen in on our sea turtle episode, where we may have stored up a bit too many dad jokes about turtles! We interview Matt Goetz, the Sapelo Island Sea Turtle Technician for this year and have a special guest host, Robin Leske- our Coastal Science Communication Intern from the University of Georgia!

    To see Matt in action rescuing a loggerhead sea turtle and more great posts from our Ga Turtle Team, click here.

    Anglers who hook or entangle a sea turtle should call DNR at 800-2-SAVE-ME (800-272-8363). For more, plus sea turtle-friendly fishing tips, click here.

    To track sea turtle nesting on our beaches, click here for updates.

    For information about the Caretta Caretta Project, and ways you can help or volunteer to work with Sea Turtles, Click here. 

    13 min
  • Sometimes We're A Little Batty

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    We discuss the benefits of the world's only flying mammal- the BAT!

    Click here to learn more about which bats visit Georgia and how you can help volunteer with GA Anabat project to listen to your neighborhood's bats!

    Click here for a list of nightblooming flowers to plant for bats and more about Bat Conservation International.

    Click here to get your SAVE THE SKY PUPPIES sticker or to purchase a bat house that supports the GA Bat Working Group! Also visit the main page of Habitat for Bats to learn where to place your bat house by clicking here.

    14 min
  • We Search for Research

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    Learn more about conducting research on Sapelo and how working on a barrier island helps (and sometimes makes things more difficult!) for researching our estuaries.

    Click here for more information about our SWMP data and to see local trends.

    Learn more about SINERR's Research being conducted today! Click here.

    Click to learn more about Holling's Scholars, GA Sea Grant Traineeship, GA Sea Grant Fellowship, or MAD fellowship opportunities.

    To learn more about Wil's research- Watch his video here. 

    13 min
  • Erosion- Who Wore It Better!

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    Join our discussion with Greg Bell, the Regional Manager with Sox Erosion Solutions, a company that specializes in erosion control from homeowners and golf courses on the coast.

    To check out Sea Level Rise projections in your area- Click here.

    To learn more about the study done by the Institute for Resilient Infrastructure Systems at UGA  on bulkheads and living shorelines-Click here.

    For more information about Sox Erosion Solutions Products- Click here. 

    18 min
  • The Possibilities are Limulus...

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    Learn about living fossils like our favorite, the Atlantic horseshoe crab (Limulus polyphemus).

    Check out more information about Delaware NERR's horseshoe crabs and their relationship with the red knot- Click here.

    Inquire about joining an upcoming horseshoe crab survey by clicking here.

    Check out Kepley Biosystem's projects by clicking here!

    Learn more about UGA Marine Extension/ GA Sea Grant and other groups in Georgia's involvement with the sustainability of horseshoe crabs harvesting  by clicking here. 

    28 min
  • Leave the Babies Alone!

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    Listen in to learn more about wildlife rehabilitation and why springtime means baby napping for some well meaning folks! Learn to leave the wildlife alone, when to get involved, and how wildlife rehabbers help contribute to the ecology of Coastal Ga.

    To learn more about Savannah Wildlife Rescue Center, click here.

    To join the Georgia Wildlife Network and assist local rehabbers, click here.

    To find a rehabber closest to you, click here.

    To learn more about Georgia Wildlife, click here. 

    19 min

About Sapelo NERRds

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The Sapelo Island National Estuarine Research Reserve (NERR) brings you current information about coastal Georgia issues, species of importance, conservation efforts, and important research happening…